Bolivian minister says people financing the war on Gaza need to be 'punished'

The minister of foreign affairs of Bolivia gave an emotive speech at the UN conference on a two-state solution on Tuesday. Celinda Sosa Lunda said the situation in Palestine had grown more worrying in recent days as Israel intensified its use of...

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Libya competes in IOI 2025 in Bolivia

Libya is participating in the 2025 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), which kicked off on Monday in Sucre, Bolivia, with more than 90 countries from around the world taking part. The Libyan delegation’s participation is supported by the...

Bolivia is optimistic about transmitting electoral records’ images

Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) member Nelly Arista provided information on the second national simulation of rapid counting technology as part of the technical and logistical preparations for the August 17 general elections. Arista stated that...

Boluarte Says She Avoided ‘A Failed Country Like Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia’

“Out of my deep love for our country, I resigned from a political project that led to unhealthy polarization.” Peruvian President Dina Boluarte reviews troops upon her arrival at Congress in Lima on Monday. / EFE/Paolo Aguilar EFE/14ymedio. Lima,...

The Nazi war criminal, the drug lord and the CIA: How 'Butcher of Leon' Klaus Barbie helped 'world's biggest' cocaine dealer orchestrate coup in Bolivia  - after Americans aided escape from Germany

Given he was a Gestapo chief who meted out murder and torture to hundreds victims, it was fitting that Klaus Barbie was dubbed the 'Butcher of Leon'. But it was not until decades after the end of the Second World War that the Nazi monster would...

In Bolivia, the women making urban recycling possible work without rights or recognition

In Bolivia, as in other parts of Latin America, rubbish is often discarded with little regard for its final destination. Few stop to think that many people – mainly women – have built a life and a livelihood around this waste. Unnoticed by most,...

Lightning strike destroys Bolivia home, family escapes unharmed

BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Melissa Johnson said there was nothing her family could have done to prevent a Saturday storm from having tragic consequences. It was around 6:30 p.m. when Johnson and her husband saw a lightning strike hit a few feet away...

In Bolivia, a documentary reveals the ongoing siege of the government

Presented this Sunday on the state-run Bolivia TV channel, the documentary chronicles the most tense and conflictive moments faced by the Movement Toward Socialism leader. The documentary remembers that, in the October 2020 general elections,...

Bolivian president calls for unity among the left ahead of upcoming election

Bolivian President Luis Arce has called for unity among the left ahead of the country’s general election. In a statement published on Saturday, Arce encouraged members of the political left to see past the “internal war amongst progressive and...

Brazil-Arab Gallery #7

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) The Council of Arab Ambassadors in Brazil honored outgoing and incoming Arab diplomats in Brasília. Symbolic gifts were given to Georges Jallad, the new ambassador of Lebanon to Mexico, and Ahmad Al-Assad,...

Protests erupt across Bolivia over unpaid bonuses for healthcare workers

Cameron Baillie1, Sally Howard2 1La Paz and Sucre 2London Doctors, nurses, and medical auxiliaries throughout Bolivia went on strike for six days in July over an unpaid annual bonus considered a crucial part of their income. The strikes—which led...

Global silver production set to rise in 2025, but mine closures pose long-term challenges

Global silver production is expected to increase by 2.0% in 2025, reaching 944 million ounces (moz). This growth is driven by expansions in the US, Peru, and India, contributing to 19.5% of global production. However, over the forecast period...

Bolivia Thanks India For Donating Measles Vaccine, Hails 'Timely' Response

(MENAFN- IANS) La Paz, July 22 (IANS) Bolivian President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora on Tuesday extended heartfelt gratitude to the Indian Government for donating 300,000 doses of the Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine, describing the gesture as one...

Bolivia Burning: ‘We are on the edge of a precipice’

In a record year for forest loss across the tropics, more than a fifth of all the primary forest destroyed in 2024 was in Bolivia, placing the Latin American nation at the very heart of a global crisis. ‘Bolivia Burning’ is a 50-minute documentary...

Former Bolivian President Mesa: Regime change needed to boost economy

Former Bolivian President Carlos Mesa warned that the country needs a “radical change” in its economic and institutional model, and said the Aug. 17 election will be critical to avoiding a political collapse. File Photo by Mar Puig/UPI July 24...

Midnight Mania! Rogan Falls For No. 1 Bulls—t

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Video: Ben Askren lands back in the hospital following double lung transplant - ‘Not all sunshine and rainbows’:...

WA ‘displaced’ as top mining investment destination on regulatory and policy concerns

WA has plunged down a global list of the world’s best mining destinations, with survey respondents citing approval delays and policy uncertainty. The annual mining survey by Canada’s Fraser Institute has the State falling from fourth to 17th in...

Bolivia stepping up efforts to tackle measles

Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:13 UTC The exercise simulated the arrival of a flight from abroad with suspected measles cases Bolivia is stepping up its efforts to combat a potential measles outbreak, with the Health Ministry conducting an...

BRICS, Global South and neocolonialism

The result of neocolonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world —Kwame Nkrumah Summary Metaphors are fascinating figures of speech partly because they help...